Educational Resources: Short Film

StoryCorps Short: Grandma’s Hands StoryCorps Short: Grandma’s Hands
StoryCorps Short: Grandma’s Hands
Madzimoyo Owusu, who grew up in the same three-story apartment building as her grandparents in Chicago’s West Side in the...
StoryCorps Short: Rules of the Road StoryCorps Short: Rules of the Road
StoryCorps Short: Rules of the Road
Raised in New York City, Maritza Bell never learned how to drive. Later, her husband Danny tried to teach her....
POV Shorts: Boom and Bust POV Shorts: Boom and Bust
POV Shorts: Boom and Bust
Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. Includes When the LAPD Blows Up...
StoryCorps Shorts: Dreamer’s Gift StoryCorps Shorts: Dreamer’s Gift
StoryCorps Shorts: Dreamer’s Gift
“We’re going to move forward. That’s why we comb our hair backwards.” Dreamer is a veteran who has been giving...
StoryCorps Shorts: Family Harmony StoryCorps Shorts: Family Harmony
StoryCorps Shorts: Family Harmony
When Gilbert Zermeño imagined joining his school band, he pictured himself playing a shiny saxophone. To his dismay, this dream...
When It’s Good, It’s Good When It’s Good, It’s Good
When It’s Good, It’s Good
A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil...
Sol in the Garden Sol in the Garden
Sol in the Garden
After 16 years of incarceration, Sol is released from prison, when she discovers that coming into her own freedom can...
When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood
When the LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood
Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a...
POV Shorts: Water Work POV Shorts: Water Work
POV Shorts: Water Work
Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie’s unique relationships to water. Includes Freshwater and...